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22 Nov What is the brain-gut connection?

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By Ishma Alvi. We talk about ‘gut instincts', and have experiences we describe as ‘gut wrenching’. It now looks like these aren’t simply visceral sensations but indications of an actual connection not simply between mind and body, but specifically between the brain and gut. Before we delve...

09 Nov Coming out of lockdown: Learning to Live in the new normal

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By Carmen Beaumont. As Victorians, we certainly have had our fair share of lockdowns. This inevitably resulted in adapting how we used to do things such as schooling and working and associated challenges in doing so, not to mention increased isolation and the impact on our...

02 Nov Anxiety: A Polyvagal Perspective

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By Sabrina Brient. Anxiety can manifest as excessive worry and rumination about potential or perceived threats. There are physiological symptoms of anxiety as well, which include: a fuzzy head or dizziness, rapid heartbeat, sweating, agitation or shakes, and a sick feeling in the stomach. These are...

28 Sep The Link Between Chronic Pain and Mental Health

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By Sabrina Brient. Chronic pain is pain that is ongoing and lasts longer than expected after an injury, often three to six months. It is excruciating, intense and persistent. And often so are the emotions and impacts associated with chronic pain. It not only affects physical...

07 Sep Women’s Mental Health

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By Ishma Alvi. All literature; from peer-reviewed journal articles to Op-Eds in women’s magazines, repeat the same thing: women are more likely to struggle with anxiety, mood, body image issues, disordered eating and a host of other mental health issues, relative to men. This is supported...

31 Aug Loneliness and Isolation – An Epidemic Within a Pandemic?

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By Olivia Nash-Dolby. Feelings of loneliness and social isolation have been a common experience for many of us during COVID-19 times. This has led to concerns that the global coronavirus pandemic is creating a loneliness epidemic. This might sound obvious – after all, the words “social isolation”...

30 Aug Coping with Pandemic Stress

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By Olivia Nash-Dolby. For many of us, the typical lockdown schedule can feel a bit like Groundhog Day: wake up, put on a pair of tracksuit pants and a business shirt, shake off-screen fatigue to prepare for a day of Zoom meetings, check the COVID-19 case...

09 Aug Signs of Perfectionism

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By Jake Lamberton. When talking about perfectionism we often think of someone who is highly detail-oriented. In psychology, we often look at perfectionism as involving working to extremely high standards and determining self-worth based on whether those standards are met. Though having standards is important and a...

26 Jul Feeling burnt out? Self-care tips to manage stress

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By Sabrina Brient. We live in a busy world, with work deadlines, personal commitments, and constant to-do lists. We can often get caught up in the “rat race” of life and not even know it. We finish a deadline or task and have many more to...

08 Jul 5 Tips for a better nights sleep

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By Jake Lamberton. Sleep is an incredibly important part of our lives and something that most of us will spend a third of our lives doing! For some people struggling with sleep can feel incredibly demoralizing, but you can do a number of things to try...

Mindfulness

22 Nov What is the brain-gut connection?

09 Nov Coming out of lockdown: Learning to Live in the new normal

02 Nov Anxiety: A Polyvagal Perspective

28 Sep The Link Between Chronic Pain and Mental Health

07 Sep Women’s Mental Health

31 Aug Loneliness and Isolation – An Epidemic Within a Pandemic?

30 Aug Coping with Pandemic Stress

09 Aug Signs of Perfectionism

26 Jul Feeling burnt out? Self-care tips to manage stress

08 Jul 5 Tips for a better nights sleep

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